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The WASC Academic Resource Conference is the major higher education conference in the western US; attracting the most qualified audience of institutional decision-makers under one roof— a dream demographic to promote your brand and sell your services.

ARC HISTORY
WASC's Annual Meeting, held since 1924, is now known as the Academic Resource Conference, or ARC. The WASC ARC offers everything from hands-on workshops and campus examples to keynotes that put the higher education enterprise into a larger social and economic context. The conference provides an opportunity for the most diverse and influential group of higher educations professionals in the western region (1) to participate in educational workshops and programs, (2) discuss current issues and (3) share best practices.

The 2011 ARC is dedicated to supporting institutions of higher education as they define their challenges, develop solutions, and demonstrate results. 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities will share their work at the western region's pre-eminent meeting place for vision, values, and networking.

WHO ATTENDS THE ARC?
Last year's conference welcomed over 900 participants representing 200 institutions and over 800,000 students. Participants include

• PRESIDENTS
• PROVOSTS
• CAO
• DEANS
• DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
• FACULTY
• STUDENT AFFAIRS PERSONNEL
• LIBRARIANS
• INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCHERS

In addition, we will continue our collaboration with ACCJC for the 2011 ARC and thus expect draw a significant number of attendees from 2 year and community colleges.